i ordered the picadillo cua-cua which is essentially cuban hash. it was SO good but SO much beef for brunch! the beef hash was cooked with mediterranean herbs and green olives which were delicious. the dish also came with rice and fresh avocado which was great to eat with all that beef. there were also some fried plantains which were alright--i prefer my bananas au naturel. i didn't really care for the fruit cup because papaya isn't really my cup of tea either.
one nice thing that pambiche does is they give you a little basket of miniature baked goods while you're waiting for your food. they incorporated some interesting ingredients like papaya into a muffin and some rum soaked cake. i had a little but didn't want to stuff myself before the main meal came. i wouldn't mind hitting that place up again for brunch next time i'm in pdx :)
then for dinner that night, we hit up one of my favorite sushi places ever saburo's (located in sellwood)!!! this place is equivalent to the soup nazi in seinfeld. no reservations, you wait there for at least an hour (we waited closer to an hour and half) before getting seated. oh, and you get to order once.
i was able to convince several others to meet up which is key because you have to be able to get variety. the reason why people to come saburo's is because the sushi is HUGE. the nigiri pieces are very generous and the prices are not bad at all. the only issue is sometimes after waiting for so long, your judgment is shot and you end up ordering way more than you can eat--which is exactly what we did haha. we got an assortment of everything but my favorite was probably the salmon belly (with green onion on top) and creamy scallops. SO GOOD although i'm a little sushi'ed out for the time being.
please note the two plates were for five people...hehe.
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